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“Playing with Matches” · Season 4, Episode 14
In this episode: Danny Messer (6), Mac Taylor (4), Sid Hammerback (4), Detective Jessica Angell (3), Don Flack (2), Lindsay Monroe (1)
Put it this way: if a dishwasher and a porta-potty ever mixed it up, this thing would be their offspring.
First vic I've not had to wash in some time - clean as they come!
How do you kill a woman from a prison cell?
(about their burn victim) Face with no name is simply a face. And your victim's helmet preserved his quite well, but it hasn't helped me make an I.D. Yet.
To think I ever opposed the helmet law.
Well, not so fast. That skull bucket also contributed to what killed him.
You mean, it wasn't the fact that he was on fire with a high speed impact with a fire truck?
Imagine your victim catches fire. A helmet starts to fill up with toxic fumes. He panics, struggling to get it off, which only increases the rate of smoke inhalation. Result was direct toxicity to the cardiac muscle.
C.O.D. was smoke inhalation.
And death was near instantaneous.
What about the stab wounds?
Turned out to be minor injuries inflicted with a meat thermometer.
Whoa. Wha'? A meat thermometer? Who stabs somebody with a meat thermometer?
Cannibal? It's anyone's guess. Severity of charring was significantly greater above his ankles than below...And based on the degree of trauma to the bones, I'd say your human comet's rate of speed was at least 80 mph at the time of impact.
80?! What was he doing to be moving that fast?
Now keep in mind that I'm simply a pathologist, but the injuries to this victim, well frankly, they appear consistent....with him re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. Now until you come up with some evidence that says otherwise, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
SPSandra Polk
Demon and I had an interesting relationship. Rivals from afar, I guess you'd say. I heard what happened to him.
He was wearing a suit just like yours when he died. Do you have any idea where he got it?
SPSandra Polk
Word got out he broke a 100 miles per hour. So I sent him a suit, along with some ceramic bearings.
It's awfully nice of you to send a gift to someone who just broke your speed record.
SPSandra Polk
My record's official. His wasn't. But I was curious to see what he could do with some real gear. An even playing field.
Did you ride Graveyard night before last?
We walked that stretch of road. We found one of your wheels melted. It had accelerant all over it.
It's the same juice that sent Demon to hell.
SPSandra Polk
All right. I went out there. My sponsors would kill me if they knew I was racing unofficially. But I just wanted to see if I could match Demon's speed on the same course... I got up to about 96. Then I flamed out.
Anyone out there to see the sparks fly?
SPSandra Polk
No. I didn't want anyone to know I was there.
Why not?
‘Cause you were nervous that you'd lose your title, right? That prize money and endorsements on the line. You didn't want to get burned by the underdog. So you decided to burn him first and send him a spiked suit.
SPSandra Polk
Look, I don't have a clue who killed Demon. But I can tell you one thing. It wasn't me. You guys think we're just a bunch of street-happy skate punks. But this sport is my life. The last thing I'm gonna do is screw it up by taking someone else's.
SMr. Szabo
Come on, do you really think I'm going to kill someone over a city contract?
Worth close to five million dollars? Yeah, I do.
So will a jury.
SMr. Szabo
I've been a dedicated city employee for twelve years. You'd think when I try to branch out a little, start my own company, those years would count for something. You know what? It didn't count for squat. City went with low-bid, like they always do...is that fair?
A woman lost her life inside that bathroom because of your reckless abandon and your greed. You want to talk about fair? Go talk to her family.
Why'd you run when I badged you?
MMercury
[as if it's obvious] Street racing is illegal.
[Danny laughs]
Thanks for the tip. Turn around.
[about the murder weapon] Meat thermometer? Who stabs somebody with a meat thermometer?
Cannibal?
Fire department was en route to a structure fire on 49th when this thing...
Thing?
That's what they called it. Came flying at them like some flaming meteorite. Slammed right into the windshield.
Fire came to the firemen, it's gotta be a first.
First victim I haven't had to wash in quite some time - clean as they come!
Why'd you run when I badged you?
MMercury
Street racing is illegal.
[Danny laughs]
Thanks for the tip. Turn around.
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